The Finnish gymnastics federation Finnish sports ethics centre SUEKin based on the report launched coach Titta Heikkilään subject to disciplinary action.Minettien coach Titta Heikkilä their disciplinary. Jukka Ritola / AL
gymnastics coach Titta Heikkilä has been forced gymnastics federation disciplinary procedure. The matter was published in the bulletin, which was through the federation coaching culture survey results.
the Federal government has received from the Finnish sport ethics centre SUEKin clearance coach Heikkilä action. Association’s internal disciplinary procedure, it was decided to report on the basis of a start. The disciplinary committee deals with cases of months.
SUE carried out a survey of the gymnastics federation of the assignment. The study was conducted in January-February, interviews as well as documents and media data analysis.
Titta Heikkilä is a top success coach, who has coached Minetit twice team gymnastics championships-gold. Success behind is, however, a suspect of hidden rare brutal coaching methods.
this was the first time on the show the sports journal last November published extensive article. According to the article three Heikkilä coach, inter alia, get an eating disorder and one of them died of drug poisoning at the age of 21.
the gymnastics federation responded to the questionnaire 1 651 persons, including such gymnasts as their guardian, too. Of the respondents, 24% indicated that they had experienced coaching from yelling. Ten per cent of the respondents feel that the coach is downplaying them. Eight percent, in turn, accused his coach abuses of power.
the survey of more positive contribution was that as many as 97% of respondents felt their coach was friendly.
we Are very sorry about that, that part of the gymnastics population is going through bad coaching culture. Gymnastics federation we have zero tolerance for any inappropriate behavior or harassment, and such behavior definitely need to weed out, the president of the union of Kaisa Vikkula said in the announcement.
